Man seriously injured in dump truck accident

A Madison County deputy sheriff gets a look at the dump truck from Prestige Landscaping that ran over its driver Thursday on Reine Drive in Godfrey. Fire officials said the truck was sliding down an embankment when the driver tried to jump out and was pulled underneath the truck. He was transported to a St. Louis hospital from the scene by an ARCH Air Medical Services helicopter.

GODFREY — A 30-year-old man was transported via helicopter to a St. Louis trauma center with serious injuries after a dump truck ran over him Thursday morning.

The man, an employee of a local landscaping company, was attempting to back the truck down on an embankment on Reine Drive when the truck began to slide. The man attempted to jump free of the truck, but was caught underneath and run over.

Godfrey Fire Protection District personnel and a Madison County Sheriff’s deputy responded to the scene at 8:35 a.m. The man was transported via ARCH Air Medical Services helicopter to Barnes-Jewish Hospital.

Authorities declined to release the victim’s name. A Barnes-Jewish spokesperson said she could only release a condition report if the man’s name was provided.

A Madison County deputy sheriff gets a look at the dump truck from Prestige Landscaping that ran over its driver Thursday on Reine Drive in Godfrey. Fire officials said the truck was sliding down an embankment when the driver tried to jump out and was pulled underneath the truck. He was transported to a St. Louis hospital from the scene by an ARCH Air Medical Services helicopter.

http://thetelegraph.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/web1_RunOverByDumpTruck.jpgA Madison County deputy sheriff gets a look at the dump truck from Prestige Landscaping that ran over its driver Thursday on Reine Drive in Godfrey. Fire officials said the truck was sliding down an embankment when the driver tried to jump out and was pulled underneath the truck. He was transported to a St. Louis hospital from the scene by an ARCH Air Medical Services helicopter.